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K.’s uncle - Leni
believedheunderstoodnotawordofthisentirespeech,helookedathisuncleforanexplanationbuthisunclesatonthebedsidetablewiththecandleinhishand,amedicinebottlehadrolledoffthetableontothefloor,henoddedtoeverythingthelawyersaid,agreedtoeverything,andnowandthenlookedatK.urginghimtoshowthesamecompliance.MaybeK.’sunclehadalreadytoldthelawyeraboutthetrial.Butthatwasimpossible,everythingthathadhappenedsofarspokeagainstit.Sohesaid,"Idon’tunderstand...""Well,maybeI’vemisunderstoodwhatyou’vebeensaying,"saidthelawyer,justasastonishedandembarrassedasK."PerhapsI’vebeengoingtoofast.Whatwasityouwantedtospeaktomeabout?Ithoughtitwastodowithyourtrial.""Ofcourseitis,"saidK.’suncle,whothenaskedK.,"Sowhatisityouwant?""Yes,buthowisitthatyouknowanythingaboutmeandmycase?"askedK."Oh,Isee,"saidthelawyerwithasmile."Iamalawyer,Imoveincourtcircles,peopletalkaboutvariousdifferentcasesandthemoreinterestingonesstayinyourmind,especiallywhentheyconcernthenephewofafriend.There’snothingveryremarkableaboutthat.""Whatisityouwant,then?"askedK.’suncleoncemore,"Youseemsouneasyaboutit""Youmoveinthiscourt’scircles?"askedK."Yes,"saidthelawyer."You’reaskingquestionslikeachild,"saidK.’suncle."WhatcirclesshouldImovein,then,ifnotwithmembersofmyowndiscipline?"thelawyeradded.ItsoundedsoindisputablethatK.gavenoansweratall.